Sole Mio: My own sunshine. That’s what we’re after.
“O Sole Mio”: “My own sunshine”
We find our own inner light, our own sunshine, when we know our true selves, that part of us that can get buried under life and family and baggage. So how can you rediscover the forgotten you?
Just before departure. Here’s to setting off… solo at last!
I have seen before how travel changes the traveler. I have felt it within myself. But this time, as I throw off the training wheels and go solo, it’s different. It’s deeper. As I discover a little-known, incredible city that should be on everyone’s Italy hit list, I’m also discovering myself…
Read moreI’m on the plane, my third in as many days as I hopscotch on the circuitous route of a solo traveler using frequent flier miles. I’m trying to manage the big, crazy-making emotions of the first day… and not miss any more flights… as I head to Italy for a trial period of traveling alone. All the while, I tell myself things have to go better than they have so far…
Read moreThe look of fear
Damned fear… getting in the way. This was supposed to be exciting: my first solo trip abroad. The calling to go it alone came from deep within me. It was something I knew I had to do. But as I got ready to take on Italy alone, fear grabbed me in a way I had never experienced before. It was bad. Embarrassingly bad. And I wondered if I would really fly solo at all…
Read moreAs night fell, I wondered how I'd make it home before the blizzard paralyzed my town for days, making my return impossible. No planes. No trains. No automobiles. Just four strangers united by a common goal: to beat the storm...
Read moreThe world came alive for me when I was thirteen and traveled far away for the first time. From then on, every place I've been seems to have had something to teach me. And this time, in Africa, my masters weren't even human....
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